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Gangrape victim's body flown to India, cremated

New Delhi, Dec 30: Amid outpouring of anger and grief in the country, the body of the 23-year-old gangrape victim was flown here from Singapore early this morning and cremated within hours.The mortal remains were

PTI Published : Dec 30, 2012 6:43 IST, Updated : Dec 30, 2012 19:15 IST
A young Indian girl leads a protest march while holding torches as they mourn the death of a gang rape victim in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. Indian police charged six men with murder on Saturday, adding to accusations that they beat and gang-raped the woman on a New Delhi bus nearly two weeks ago in a case that shocked the country. The murder charges were laid after the woman died earlier Saturday in a Singapore hospital where she has been flown for treatment.(AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)
Both Singh and Gandhi spoke to the family members and consoled them.

The body was then taken to Mahavir Enclave residence where the girl lived and religious rituals were performed before taking it to the crematorium at Dwarka Sector 24 amid heavy deployment of Delhi Police and RAF personnel.

The cremation took place under a dense cover of fog.

Minister of state for Home Affairs R P N Singh, West Delhi MP Mahabal Mishra, Delhi BJP chief Vijender Gupta were also present at the cremation.
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